Hwee Hwee Tan (or Tan Hwee Hwee in traditional order) is a Singaporean writer.

Biography

Tan was born in

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in 1974. During her youth she studied at

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followed by three years in the

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. After her studies in the Netherlands, she studied English literature at the

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, from which she graduated with honours. Tan also holds a master's degree in

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(1500-1660) from the

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. After winning the New York Times Fellowship in 1997 she studied creative writing at

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. She has since received her MFA in creative writing at New York University. She has published various short stories before, and at the age of 23, she got her first book, ''Foreign Bodies'' (1997), to print. Her second novel, ''Mammon Inc'' (2001), was adapted for the stage during the 2002 Singapore Arts Festival and won the 2004

Singapore Literature Prize The Singapore Literature Prize (abbreviation: SLP) is a biennial award in Singapore to recognise outstanding published works by Singaporean authors in any of the four official languages: Chinese, English, Malay and Tamil. The competition is organis ...

. Furthermore, she has received awards from the National Arts Council, the

National University of Singapore The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national public research university in Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest autonomous university in the c ...

, the New York Times Foundation and the

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. In 2003, she was awarded the

Young Artist Award The Young Artist Award (originally known as the Youth in Film Award) is an accolade presented by the Young Artist Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young ...

. She currently resides in Singapore.

Works

*''Foreign Bodies''. London: Michael Joseph, 1997. *''Mammon Inc.'' London: Michael Joseph, 2001.

References

External links

Hwee Hwee Tan blog

Hwee Hwee Tan website

Interview with Hwee Hwee Tan
Singaporean writers Alumni of the University of East Anglia Alumni of the University of Oxford 1974 births Living people Singapore Literature Prize winners Singaporean novelists {{Singapore-writer-stub Raffles Girls' Secondary School alumni